If you had to choose between a spacious bathroom or a spacious laundry, which would you pick?
That’s the question dominating loungeroom conversations across Australia tonight, thanks to the stars of House Rules.
Tonight’s episode saw Troy and Bec, responsible for renovating one bedroom and the family bathroom, at loggerheads with Fiona and Nicole, who were sprucing up the lounge room and laundry.
The ~drama~ started when Troy and Bec began marking out their family bathroom, encroaching on the space Fiona and Nicole had earmarked for their laundry by 50 centimetres.
The ladies weren’t impressed.
“How wide were you guys planning on having your bathroom? We can’t get a door in… we need two metres,” Fiona began.
Troy wasn’t backing down, asking, “Look at that laundry space there. What’s more important? A laundry or a family bathroom?”
“We need that space to fit in the vanity, the bath, the shower, the toilet,” Nicole shot back.
The two teams then argued over exactly how much space they needed for their respective appliances.
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“We’re needing to get the absolute maximum space that we can to create a wow-factor in the laundry. Your idea and your space that you want is not a functioning laundry,” Fiona argued.
Things got a bit heated, suffice to say. But by this point, the heart of the issue had already leapt off the screen and onto social media, where viewers set about debating whether a laundry demands more space than a bathroom.
And there was a clear consensus:
Australia, we have our answer: the bathrooms have it.
Top Comments
The family bathroom! Laundry is important yes but when you consider the European way of having a laundry in your kitchen works successfully it doesn't need bigger space. These women were merely point scoring and not even considering that the laundry here is likely to be used by 1 person. Laundry size really isn't going to add much value either.
A spacious bathroom for me. I am often in the bathroom enjoying my morning Abhyanga, when my husband barges in to use the loo. I then have to share my relaxing routine, with him taking a dump (yuck too much info!). If I had a big bathroom, I could do my Abhyanga at one end and out of sight of him sitting on the loo. I don't currently have a laundry. Don't need one. Have the washing machine in the kitchen and that works out just fine. I am really enjoying this House Rules show. But hubby wants to stop watching it because he says those two woman (Fiona and Nicole) come across as really mean spirited, whiny and ungrateful. But I suppose all these shows need their villains for a ratings boost.